Improvement in catamenial sacks



GI'M'EACUM. CatameniaI-Sack.

No, 168,515, Patented 0ct.5 ,1875.

N. PETERS. FRQYO-LITHOGRAPHER WASHING UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE MEACOM, OF BEVERLY, 'MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT lN` CATAMENIAL SACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,515, dated October5, 1875 application led september e, 1875.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gunner: MEAcoM, of Beverly, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oatamenial Sacks; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, 'such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse it, reference being .had to the accompanying drawings, which formpart of this specification. l

My invention has for its object to produce a catamenial sack, and isintended to improve upon the Letters Patent granted W. A. Dinsmore, July26, 1870, which aforesaid patent embodies in its construction au outerand inner sack, with a space between the two, and an opening at thebottom ot the inner one, the two being united at their eX- treme upperedges, and having a strip of sponge attached upon their upper edges.This construction and arran gement I disclaim, as it is not myinvention.

In my invention I employ an inner and outer sack, the inner sack havingan opening at the bottom, as usual, and as shown in the aforesaid patentof W. A. Dinsmore.

My invention consists in constructing the outer sack with astiffening-roll around its extreme upper edge, Within which sack isarranged an interior sack, the said two sacks being united at aconsiderable distance below their upper edges, having a projectingiiexible lip at the edge of the aforesaid sack,

- thus leaving a recess for holding a welt of brous material, which issecured to the projecting free lip of the inner sack, so as to movetherewith and partake of the action of the body when walking, ashereinafter more fully set forth.

The stiffening-roll on the outer sack serves to keep the mouth of thesame properly distended, while the inner iiexible projecting lip, withthe attached sponge, will form an elastic bearing against the portion ofthe body to which the sack is attached, which will yield to the motionsof the muscles and the various movements of the wearer, and,

at the same time, make a close connection or joint.

On the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy invention, and Fig. 2 represents a cross-section ot' the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts Whereever they occur on thedift'eren-t parts of the drawings.-

a represents the outer sack, and b represents the inner one, with itsopening c in the usual manner. The upper edge of the outer sack a ismade rounded, as a roll, d, thus dispensing with the tlat surfaceheretofore used, which was very apt to heat and chafe the body of thewearer. The round edge d imparts a certain stiffness to the sack whereit connects with the body, and I am thus enabled to produce a very tightconnection between the sack and the body, without chating or irritatingthe latter. To further produce a very close lit I make a projectingelastic lip, c, all around the upper part of the inner sack b, to whichI attach, by means of stitches or otherwise, a soft and porous welt orband, f, made of sponge, felt, or suitable material.

To the front and rear of the outer sack a, is attached the central bandsor straps g h, by means of which the sack can be secured in front andrear to a suitable waistband. To the sides of `the said outer sack a aresecured'the bands or straps 11 i k 7a, by means of which the sack issecured to the upper parts of the limbs of the wearer, so as to be ableto keep the sack in its proper and extended position when in use.

Buttons, buckles, Src., or similar well-known devices, may be used onthe straps for the purpose of securing the sack in its proper position.s v

Having thus fully described the nature and construction of my invention,I wish to secure by Letters Patent, and claim- As an improvement in thatclass of catamenial sacks which embody an inner and an outer sack, and aiibrous material upon the edge Where they are united, the combination ofthe outer sack, having a roll at its extreme upper edge, With the innersack unitef In testimony that I claim the foregoing.

To the outer sack at a distance below its up- I have hereunto set myhand this26th day per edge, to form a flexible projecting lip, ofAugust, 1875.

whereby a seat is formed between the lip and GEORGE MEAGOM. the roll toreceive the brous material which Witnesses: is attached to the lip ofthe inner sack, sub- ALBAN ANDRN,

stantially as herein shown and described. F. E. MEAGOM.

